Electrophysiology evaluation at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

5555 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1154355188

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$5,452.88

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$19,066.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$72.99 with Mercy Care vs $43,322.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage/Mercy Care Plan $72.99 ↓ -99%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Medicaid $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicaid $4,406.90 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $5,152.00 ↓ -6%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $6,673.10 ↑ +22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $8,087.55 ↑ +48%
Humana Medicare Advantage $8,330.18 ↑ +53%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $8,491.93 ↑ +56%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $8,491.93 ↑ +56%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $8,579.70 ↑ +57%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $8,579.70 ↑ +57%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8,896.31 ↑ +63%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $8,896.31 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $9,247.01 ↑ +70%
United Healthcare UHC Core $9,666.46 ↑ +77%
Aetna Medical Rental $10,047.78 ↑ +84%
United Healthcare Commercial $10,181.24 ↑ +87%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $10,295.64 ↑ +89%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $10,999.07 ↑ +102%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $11,322.57 ↑ +108%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $11,969.57 ↑ +120%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $12,131.33 ↑ +122%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $12,526.36 ↑ +130%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $13,098.34 ↑ +140%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $13,242.60 ↑ +143%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $13,242.60 ↑ +143%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $13,344.46 ↑ +145%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $13,346.20 ↑ +145%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $14,125.44 ↑ +159%
Provider Network of America Commercial $14,299.50 ↑ +162%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $14,831.60 ↑ +172%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $15,142.00 ↑ +178%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $17,656.80 ↑ +224%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $17,656.80 ↑ +224%
Aetna Joint Venture $34,658.00 ↑ +536%
Aetna Designated Group $36,824.00 ↑ +575%
Aetna Broad Network $43,322.00 ↑ +694%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $4,712.63 $1,131.65 – $14,750.89
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $5,586.34 $4,406.90 – $14,299.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $10,300.40 $4,406.90 – $31,332.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $4,582.30 $4,406.90 – $31,332.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,887.53 $4,406.90 – $14,299.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $4,613.97 $4,406.90 – $15,252.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $6,139.25 $4,406.90 – $14,299.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $6,272.71 $4,406.90 – $14,299.50

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